World news about “Health reform” published by euronews.
Healthcare reforms spark more protests in Madrid – nocomment About 2,000 public healthcare workers demonstrate in front of the health ministry against the Madrid regional government’s plans to privatise the management… 20/12/2012
Spanish health care workers march against more austerity reforms – nocomment Plans to privatize Spain’s main hospitals and general measures to reduce public spendings were at the heart of Sunday’s protests in Madrid. Thousands of… 10/12/2012
Catalonia: The effect of the cuts to the health system The Spanish region of Catalonia is making huge cuts to the budget of its healthcare system. Some say that the cuts are necessary, to balance the books of… 17/11/2011
Spanish health workers protest against privatisationSpanish trade unions say 90 percent of Madrid’s medical workers have gone on strike, on the second day of a 48 hour walkout. They are protesting against… 05/12/2012
Spain protest for disabled: We’re being “abandoned”It has been the turn of thousands of disabled Spaniards to rally through the Madrid streets in defiance of the latest round of austerity measures. More than… 02/12/2012
Workers say ‘no’ to Spain hospital privatisationThe imminent privatisation of hospitals and health centres brought thousands of workers onto the streets of the Spanish capital on Tuesday… 28/11/2012
Health workers protest on the streets of MadridDoctors, nurses and hospital staff have protested on the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid. They are angry about the regional government’s plans to… 19/11/2012
Ireland vows to clarify abortion law after woman’s deathThe Irish government says the country’s stance on abortion needs clarifying after the death of a pregnant woman in hospital. Savita Halappanavar was… 16/11/2012
Calls grow for clarification of Irish abortion lawProtestors gathered for a candlelit vigil in front of Dublin’s parliament in a show of support for the family of a seriously-ill pregnant woman who died after… 15/11/2012
French surgeons and trainees strike closes hospitalsA strike has hit the French hospital and private clinics system after an alliance between surgeons and interns brought 70 percent of private hospitals and… 12/11/2012
Obamacare could be pivotal issue in electionObamacare – the president’s landmark medical insurance legislation is one of the major issues alongside the economy on which November’s election will… 06/09/2012
Public anger in Spain over health care cutsProtests continue at Spanish hospitals as the government pushes forward with a wide-reaching austerity programme. A measure to ban undocumented immigrants… 01/09/2012
Obamacare set to become key issue in presidential pollPresident Obama’s healthcare reforms look set to be a major issue in November’s presidential election after the Republican-led House of Representatives once… 12/07/2012
Reactions to US Supreme Court upholding ObamacareSupporters of healthcare reforms celebrated something “good for the American people” according to US President Barack Obama, after the Supreme Court upheld… 29/06/2012
US Supreme Court upholds ‘Obamacare’In a major boost to Barack Obama’s re-election bid in November, the US Supreme Court has upheld the president’s controversial healthcare reform. By a… 28/06/2012
US healthcare storm reportBarack Obama kept a campaign promise when he signed the healthcare reform law in March 2010. The days of health insurance as a workplace perk for Americans… 28/06/2012
‘Obamacare’ faces Supreme Court verdictToday America’s Supreme Court may wreck President Obama’s healthcare reforms, derailing his flagship domestic policy achievement, or back the bill, handing… 28/06/2012
Bolivia’s Morales drops health reformAfter weeks of violent protests and even a hunger strike among health workers, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales says he is suspending a controversial medical… 05/05/2012
Supreme Court debates Obama healthcare reformPeople on both sides of the argument protested outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, as nine top judges debated healthcare reform for the last day… 28/03/2012
Obama health care objectionsUniversal health care coverage is a dream that US President Barack Obama has gone to great pains to share with the nation, to turn it into reality. Yet two… 28/03/2012
US Supreme Court judges legality of ObamacareThe US Supreme Court has begun deciding whether President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law is legal. Twenty-six US states have challenged the act which… 27/03/2012
Obama makes bid for re-election in Union addressPresident Barack Obama has made a rallying call against inequality in his third State of the Union address. With millions tuning in, this was his… 25/01/2012
Default would have major impact on AmericansAcross the United States, local politicians are braced for the effects of a possible default by the federal government if there is no deal on the budget. It… 28/07/2011
Health service headaches for Cameron and CleggBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has agreed to make changes to his controversial plans to reform the National Health Service. Ministers have accepted… 14/06/2011
EU parliament backs cross-border healthcare lawFed up with waiting to get an operation in your own country, but worried about the cost of going abroad? Well, things could soon become easier after MEPs… 19/01/2011
US healthcare bill passesThe US Congress has approved the final changes to President Barack Obama’s epic healthcare reform law. The final measures include making insurance more… 26/03/2010
US Congress approves final healthcare changesThe US Congress has approved a package of final changes to President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare overhaul. The House of Representatives put the… 26/03/2010
Republicans force second vote on US health billRepublicans in the Senate have forced a second vote on Barack Obama’s healthcare bill in the lower House of Representatives. The Senate has been… 25/03/2010
Republicans force second vote on heath billThe Democrats have suffered a major reverse over procedural irregularities in their historic health bill, and will have to send it back to Congress for a… 25/03/2010
US Democrats party after Obama signingUS Democrats were in celebratory mood after Barack Obama signed into law his sweeping healthcare reforms. Anticipating it as an historic moment to savour… 24/03/2010
Obama signs landmark health bill into lawBarack Obama has signed his revolutionary healthcare reform bill into law at the White House. Standing alongside his Vice-President Joe Biden, Obama evoked… 23/03/2010
Obama signs US healthcare bill into lawBarack Obama has signed his revolutionary US healthcare reform bill into law. He and his Vice-President Joe Biden were given a rapturous reception by… 23/03/2010
Republicans vow legal fight on healthcareA handful of Republican-controlled states have vowed to challenge President Barack Obama’s US healthcare reforms in court. Thirty-two million more Americans… 23/03/2010
US healthcare law expected soonPresident Obama has won his battle to bring in landmark healthcare reform. It is expected to become law soon following the successful vote in the House of… 22/03/2010
Obama takes healthcare battle to the publicHaving had to force his healthcare bill through Congress, Obama must now sell the reform to an American public that is still largely sceptical. That… 22/03/2010
What Obama’s healthcare reforms meanBarack Obama put everything into this battle, fighting Republicans as well as wavering members of his own Democrat camp. His sweeping overhaul offers… 22/03/2010
Obama’s health reform passes CongressThe United States has got its health reform. President Barack Obama’s controversial healthcare bill – the cornerstone of his domestic agenda -needed 216 votes… 22/03/2010
Democrats confident of healthcare vote successIn the US, the leader of the Democrat majority in the House of Representatives says they have enough votes to pass historic healthcare reform legislation in… 21/03/2010
Obama prepares for crucial healthcare votePresident Barack Obama marched up capitol hill on Saturday to ensure his health care reforms would not fail, and it appears that with just hours to go before… 21/03/2010
Democrats confident health bill will passThe coming 24 hours will define the Obama presidency. It is as simple as that, because we are in the endgame of his centrepiece policy initiative, the… 20/03/2010
Obama pledges “historic” health dealPresident Obama has described the congressional vote on health reform this weekend as “historic”; the culmination of a century-long struggle. He was… 19/03/2010
Obama’s battle for US healthcare reformBarack Obama has put everything into the battle for healthcare reform, fighting Republicans as well as wavering members of his own Democrat camp. The… 19/03/2010
US healthcare battle enters final phaseWith the battle for healthcare reform in the US entering a crucial stage this weekend, Barack Obama travels to Virginia today to drum up support. The final… 19/03/2010
Close vote expected on US healthcare billHealthcare is once again top of the political agenda in the United States and the controversial bill which would provide insurance to over 30 million… 19/03/2010
Obama’s health care plans make no headwayUS President Barack Obama’s meeting with congressional Republicans on his controversial healthcare programme has ended with no agreement. Both sides clashed… 26/02/2010
Emergency surgery on Obama’s healthcare plansPresident Obama has begun a last-gasp attempt to save his cornerstone healthcare reforms from collapsing. He called an Republicans/Democrates televised… 25/02/2010
Obama plays to Main Street in crucial speechPresident Barack Obama has sought to reassure Americans worried about jobs and the economy in his first State of the Union address. In what was billed as… 28/01/2010
US Senate approves Obama’s healthcare plansThe US Senate has approved President Barack Obama’s historic healthcare reforms, helping the proposals clear a major hurdle en route to becoming… 24/12/2009
US clears the way for healthcare reformIn his efforts to reform healthcare, US President Barack Obama is succeeding in a task that has eluded other leaders since President Roosevelt first tried… 24/12/2009
US Senate approves healthcare reformUS President, Barack Obama, is a step closer to reforming the American healthcare system. The US Senate has adopted the bill by 60 votes to 39. Therefore… 24/12/2009
US healthcare reform heads for final Senate voteIt took three days of votes in the Senate but finally President Obama’s healthcare bill is set for its final passage in the upper house of Congress… 24/12/2009
Obama puts off Christmas break over healthcare voteBarack Obama says he will delay his Christmas holiday while his supporters in the Senate attempt to push through his healthcare reform plan. The … 23/12/2009
Obama’s healthcare bill on track for xmas passagePresident Obama’s healthcare reform bill has cleared a major obstacle in the US Senate putting it on track for a final vote on Christmas Eve. Democrats… 21/12/2009
Obama’s healthcare reform clears Senate hurdleThe American Senate has voted in favour of a full debate on the radical overhaul the country’s healthcare system. Healthcare reform is the Obama… 22/11/2009
US healthcare plan passes first Senate testBarack Obama’s healthcare reform bill has passed its first Senate test. The chamber approved a procedural vote by 60 to 39, along party lines. It means… 22/11/2009
US healthcare reform moves closerPresident Barack Obama has won a big victory on US healthcare reform. The vote was close — 220 to 215 — but the lower house of the US Congress… 08/11/2009
Obama wins landmark vote on healthcare overhaulThe House of Representatives has backed President Obama’s sweeping overhaul of the US healthcare system. It was a close call with 220 in favour while 215… 08/11/2009
Obama’s health bill rosie-cheeked after Senate voteA key Congressional committee has approved President Obama’s planned healthcare overhaul, which will extend health coverage to a further 29 million Americans… 14/10/2009
US Senate committee backs healthcare reformsReforming the US healthcare system has become more of a reality after a key Senate committee approved a bill to do just that. The finance panel backed the… 14/10/2009
Senate Committee Backs Healthcare ReformA US Senate panel has backed a sweeping healthcare overhaul. By gaining the support of an influential Republican, the key finance committee gave the green… 13/10/2009
Scalpels at dawn, ahead of US healthcare voteThe battle over health care reform in the US continues to rage. A major Senate Committee is set to vote on a bill aimed at spreading coverage to most… 13/10/2009
Obama’s media marathonUS President Barack Obama has gone on a media offensive aimed at winning over the American public to his health care reforms. Obama gave interviews to five… 21/09/2009
Protesters rally against Obama health reformsDespite the President pushing hard to reform US healthcare, tens of thousands have rallied in Washington against his plans. Many fiercely oppose Barack… 13/09/2009
Thousands protest as Obama defends health planBarack Obama had hoped his high-stakes speech to Congress on Wednesday on US healthcare reform would dispel public scepticism. But many Americans remain to… 12/09/2009
Republicans deaf to Obama’s health care callsRepublican politicians in America say they will continue to oppose health care reform, despite President Obama’s calls for change. He defended his proposals… 10/09/2009
Obama fights for his health care refomsPresident Obama has come out swinging to defend his health care reforms, telling America that it is time for action. Addressing both houses of Congress and… 10/09/2009
Obama:“Now is the time to deliver on healthcare”US President Barack Obama has delivered his high stakes speech on healthcare reform to a divided Congress. In a rare address to both houses, Obama spelled… 10/09/2009
Obama’s health reforms under microscopeBarack Obama’s plans to overhaul America’s healthcare system face the acid test when the US President addresses Congress. Republicans have opposed the… 09/09/2009
Crunch time for Obama’s health care reformsPresident Obama is gearing up for a half-hour televised speech on the American health care system tonight – an address that could shape the future of his… 09/09/2009
Obama set for crucial healthcare speechBarack Obama will later address both houses of Congress on an issue that could define his presidency: healthcare. He warmed up with a speech to school… 09/09/2009
